OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CLUB.

NOVEMBER 10, 1916.

"The St. Louis Railway Club as a body is not responsible for the subject matter contributed by outside parties, or for the statements or opinions of individual members of the Club."

VOLUME XXI.
NUMBER 7.

Containing paper on "Mechanical Firing of Locomotives," by Mr. W. S. Bartholomew, President Locomotive Stoker Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

OFFICERS 1916-1917.

PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, M. MAREA, Gen. Supt. St. Louis, Troy & Eastern Ry., East St. Louis, Ill.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,

M. O'BRIEN, Master Mechanic, United Railways, St. Louis, Mo.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT,

W. S. WILLIAMS, Superintendent, Illinois Central R. R., Carbondale, Ill.

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT,

J. A. SOMERVILLE. Supt. Trans., Missouri Pacific Ry., St. Louis, Mo.

SECRETARY-TREASURER,

B. W. FRAUENTHAL, General Ticket Agent, Union Station, St. Louis, Mo.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

R. E. ADREON, V. P. & G. M., American Brake Company, St. Louis, Mo.
ERNEST BAXTER, Purchasing Agent, St. L. S. W. Ry., St. Louis, Mo.
ROY F. BRITTON, Attorney-at-Law, St. Louis, Mo.

CHAS. BURLINGAME, Supt. Wiggins Ferry Company, St. Louis, Mo.
C. P. CASS, S. W. Mgr. Westinghouse Air Brake Co., St. Louis, Mo.
E. A. CHENERY, Supt. Telegraph, Mo. Pac. Ry., St. Louis, Mo.
R. E. EINSTEIN, Secretary, St. Louis Frog & Switch Co., St. Louis, Mo.
A. H. HANDLAN, JR., Secretary, Handlan-Buck Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo.
T. K. KNIGHT, Chief Clerk to Gen. Supt., C., B. & Q. R. R., St. Louis, Mo.
H. J. PFEIFER, Engineer, M. of W., Terminal R. R. Assn, St. Louis, Mo.
A. L. POLLARD, Agent, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, East St. Louis, Ill.

The regular monthly meeting of the St. Louis Railway Club was held in the auditorium on the eleventh floor of The American Annex Hotel, Sixth and Market streets, Friday, November 10th, at 8 o'clock, President M. Marea presiding, and the following being

Forline, W. J., Jr.

Koerber, L. H.

Lanham, R. H.
Lawrence, Felix P.
Lee, Everett S.
Lockhart, E. R.
Lowell, R. R.
Malone, W. H.
Marea, M.

Meidroth, J. S.

Milbank, E. F.

Mills, S. H.

Mitsch, George W.

THE PRESIDENT: Gentlemen, the meeting will please come to order; all those who have not registered will please do so.

We would like to have all of the members and guests register, and not only would we like to have the guests register, but would like to have them fill out application cards, before they depart from the meeting tonight.

The Chair is anxious to have those who are not members fill out applications, and if it would please the applicants, they may have the great privilege of handing their applications in to the Chair. (Laughter.)

The Chairman has entered into a contest with one of the most prominent railroad men in this section of the country, a man who represents a very large trunk line, for the purpose of securing new members; of course, as you know, your humble servant represents only a very small line and its employees are few; while the employees of the line his opponent represents are many; therefore, any favors that the guests of tonight see fit to bestow upon the Chair will be highly appreciated.

The minutes of the last meeting having been printed and forwarded to the members, if there are no additions or corrections, they will stand approved as printed. Hearing none, it is so ordered.

The next order of business is the election of new members; the Secretary will read the list.

ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP.

ACTIVE.

C. F. Bigelow, Agent, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, 5017 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by Ernest Baxter and B. W. Frauenthal.

J. M. Bosenbury, Superintendent Motive Power and Equipment, Illinois Traction System, Peoria, Ill. Recommended by C. P. Cass and C. H. Beck.

Henry O. Butler, Assistant Superintendent Transportation, United Railways Company, 3869 Park Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by M. O'Brien and E. D. Smith.

T. W. Calvin, Trainmaster, Manufacturers' Railway and St. Louis & O'Fallon Railway, 2929 South Broadway, St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by M. Marea and C. B. Shaver.

H. E. Correll, Superintendent, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, Eldon, Mo. Recommended by Chas. Burlingame and H. J.

Pfeifer.

J. B. Gilliam, General Foreman Car Department, Frisco Railway, 4018A Castleman Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by W. J. Elliott and M. Marea.

A. G. Granneman, Accountant, Wiggins Ferry Company, 408 Union Station, City. Recommended by R. F. Bury and G. H. Steinberg.

Arthur E. Haid, Assistant General Attorney, Frisco System, 825 Frisco Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by T. K. Knight and F. E. Schutze.

M. E. Hamilton, General Air Brake Inspector, St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, Springfield, Mo. Recommended by C. P. Cass and C. W. Townsend.

S. S. Huffman, Assistant Superintendent, Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by P. S. Sampson and B. W. Frauenthal.

E. L. Kimmel, Chief Dispatcher, I. S. Railway, Sparta, Ill. Recommended by M. Marea and C. R. Duncan.

W. Mosby, Chief Clerk, Vice-President, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, St. Louis, Mo. Recommended by Ernest Baxter and B. W. Frauenthal.

Geo. W. Rice, Division Storekeeper, Illinois Central Railroad, Centralia, Ill. Recommended by W. S. Williams and H. Cully.